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Q: How to get clients country code in my index.jsp? my landing page is index.jsp on localhost:8080.
this page is supposed to make a request to the database to retrieve products based on clients country in the scriptlet.
but since the jsp is server side, i have not been able to find the clients country.
i can use javascript to obtain the country code based on IP..but since jsp is executed before it , it is not possible to display the products based on country.
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When our network has been built, B4RN will operate and maintain it in perpetuity.
There is constant monitoring of the core network. If there is a network failure, engineers will respond immediately and fix core problems 24x7.
Major failures could be caused by someone digging through the cable. However, disruption to connections is unlikely because the network is designed as a series of rings so that the signal can go around a different way if there is a failure at one point.
End user connections such as homes and businesses will be responded to by the next business day.
The notification period for scheduled maintenance which could disrupt a connection is one week notified by e-mail.


Win this fabulous Rosanero U.S. Città di Palermo home shirt, worn by the Macedonian Striker Aleksandar Trajkovski during the match against Brescia, for the 23rd day of the 2017/18 Serie B championship.
The game played at the Renzo Barbera Stadium in Palermo on January 27, 2017 ended 2-0.
Aleksandar Trajkovski even signed the shirt at the end of the match, making it a truly unique piece of memorabilia.


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Autism advocates on guard against wandering youths
Rash of drownings fuels effort to raise people's awareness
By David Crary Associated Press,August 12, 2013, 12:00 a.m.
NEW YORK — The 3-year-old girl wandered away from her grandmother's home in Wareham, Mass., in mid-April. A frantic search began almost immediately, and within an hour little Alyvia Navarro was found unresponsive in a nearby pond. She was pronounced dead the next day.
A month later, across the continent, a larger search unfolded over three days as hundreds of emergency service personnel and volunteers fanned out around Clearlake, Calif., looking for 9-year-old Mikaela Lynch after she vanished from her backyard. The outcome grimly echoed the Wareham search: Mikaela's body was found in a muddy creek.
The two girls were the first of at least 14 children with autism known to have died this year after slipping away from their caregivers. All but one of them drowned, evidence of a fascination that many autistic children have with water. The body of the latest victim, 11-year-old Anthony Kuznia, was found Thursday in the Red River after a 24-hour search near his home in East Grand Forks, Minn.
The tragic phenomenon goes by various names — wandering, elopement, bolting — and about half of autistic children are prone to it, according to research published last year in the journal Pediatrics.
That would be a huge number. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated last year that 1 in 88 children are affected by autism, and a federal survey this year pegged the prevalence rate at one of every 50 schoolchildren — more than 1 million in all.
Wandering has led to the deaths of more than 60 children in the past four years, and the fear of it can make daily life a harrowing, never-let-your-guard-down challenge for parents.
''We take steps at home — locks on every door, gates, alarms,'' said writer Jo Ashline of Orange, Calif., whose 11-year-old son has autism. ''But there's always, in the forefront of our minds, the thought that one tiny mistake could prove fatal.''
Groups that advocate for autism-affected families, including the National Autism Association and Autism Speaks, are now making it a priority to increase awareness of wandering — among parents, professionals who deal with autistic children, and first-responder agencies that handle missing-children cases.
The study in Pediatrics found that half of parents with autistic children had never received advice or guidance from a professional on how to cope with wandering.
Among those trying to change that is Sheila Medlam of Colwich, Kan., whose 5-year old son, Mason, drowned in a pond in July 2010 after squirming out of the family home through a window that had been raised about 8 inches.
Medlam was at work; her adult daughter was at home but didn't see Mason's getaway.
''It only takes a second of inattention and they're gone,'' Medlam said in a telephone interview. ''They're fast, they're quiet. They can disappear in an instant.''
Medlam now works with autistic children, operates a website that keeps track of wandering-related deaths, and lobbies for a national alert system that would improve emergency responses.
On her website, she has written a wrenching account of the day Mason died — blaming herself for leaving the window open and for omitting potentially helpful details when she called 911, and blaming the first responders for lack of knowledge about how to search for autistic children.
''If only I could redo that day and just change one thing. But I can't,'' Medlam wrote.

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Born in Kentucky, and tracing his deep family roots to the hills and small towns of Eastern Kentucky's coal country, Britton is a writer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and singer who draws humbly and heavily from the spiritual connection between people and place and time. Britton delivers rough-hewn songs with a husky, bourbon-flecked whisper and acoustic warmth. Currently finishing work on a follow-up to 2018's "High Lonesome Throne" and producing a project for Letcher County award-wining writer Tiffany Williams, Britton believes in the power of collaboration and has written, played with, or collaborated with numerous artists, including grammy-nominated Darrell Scott, former Johnny Cash band-mate and award winning bassist Dave Roe, songwriter Malcolm Holcombe, Grammy-nominated Verlon Thompson, and has produced works for Maine singer/songwriter Sara Trunzo and Alabama songwriter Casey Lambert. Britton was invited by BMI to perform at the Key West International Songwriters Festival.
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Why some organists have performance anxiety?
As organists we often have play in public. It could be services, weddings, funerals, even recitals, concerts, and organ demonstrations. However, for some organists, to play in front of other people can be a real stress. As you know, if we practice at home or any other place alone, our feelings and performance level can be much different than if we play for others.
Some of my organ students even have nightmares about that (me too, by the way). Actually, my worst nightmare about organ playing is like that: I have to play a recital but the music on the music rack is absolutely unfamiliar to me. Another version of the same nightmare would be if I have to play some pieces from memory, but I don't even know how they start.
Going back to this topic, people feeling stage fright or performance anxiety might get quite uncomfortable before performances. The hands start to shake, breathing becomes very shallow, a person might start thinking about the people in the audience, about their negative comments, about difficult places in some particular piece etc.
Naturally all these thoughts and feelings might affect not only person's general condition but also quality level of the performance.
So, if you are like me and have some performance anxiety what can you do about it? Is it possible to get rid of it entirely? I think as long it does not affect your playing, some anxiety might be a good thing. It gives you more focus and determination. Otherwise the playing might be too relaxed, even boring for others to hear.
I think the level of performance anxiety might have something to do with the actual ability to play the music confidently and fluently. The better you will know the piece, the more confidence you will have in your playing, and consequently, the less stress you will feel.
In addition, the performance anxiety might be reduced by mental focus. This does not mean that we have to try to exclude all external thoughts but instead we should strive to be in the moment. When playing some particular piece, try to shift your focus and attention from measure to measure.
So the take away message from this article would be this: whatever piece you are working on right now, try to achieve the level of fluency when you could play it with precision and without mistakes at least three times in a row. Even try to memorize the music. Keep your focus on the current measure. Then when time comes to perform it in public, the performance anxiety will not affect you as much.


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Review Of 2006 Lexus Rx400h
By Matthew_McNally,
March 5, 2005 in 99 - 03 Lexus RX300
Matthew_McNally
Lexus Model: GS 430 Sport
Reviewed hereby Barry Winfield
The Mauna Lani Resort on the Kona Coast of Hawaii's Big Island has five large solar power systems to augment its supply of electricity from the island's mostly diesel-generated current. To further minimize its dependence on the grid, the hotel runs 122 solar-charged golf carts on its courses. There is a green-turtle breeding area in the lobby, and small sharks circulate in a shallow pond near the beach. Somebody here clearly believes in conservation, even if the hotel did allow Kevin Costner to stay in one of its most expensive suites for six months while making the box-office bomb Waterworld. Now, there's a waste of resources.
But what better place could there be for introducing the Lexus RX400h to the press? Here's a vehicle that exploits Toyota's ingenious Hybrid Synergy Drive technology to provide high performance and good fuel economy. The RX's estimated EPA city consumption is 30 mpg. That's about double the mileage of comparable rivals. (For one, Jeep's Grand Cherokee 4.7 two-wheel-drive model gets 15 mpg.) Like all of Toyota's hybrids, the RX400h's highway fuel economy isn't quite as good, at 26 mpg, but its combined rate of 28 mpg beats the average for many sedans, including the V-6 Camry.
For a 4580-pound SUV, that's quite an achievement, particularly when you compare that figure with that of the RX330 sport-ute on which this vehicle is based. Lexus says the RX400h boasts 33-percent-better fuel-consumption performance, yet it outruns the RX330 to 60 mph by 0.9 second and whups it in the quarter-mile by 1.0 second. More thrust on less gas? Now we're talking. Unfortunately, Lexus trucked the RX400h to our test site and then hauled it away when we were done, so we were not able to obtain our own fuel-economy figures. With the Prius, we averaged 42 mpg, well below the EPA ratings of 59 and 51. Lexus says real-world fuel economy for the RX400h will be much closer to the EPA estimates.
Naturally, this comes at a price—which works out to about four or five grand more than what an RX330 will run you. That's a lot of gas, even at today's prices, but when you factor in the extra performance, the environmental awareness you'll be credited with from the Sierra Club, and the ultra-coolness of powering past onlookers on just the whispering electric propulsion, we think the car will find owners like cops find doughnuts.
There's another category of owner that will be naturally attracted to the Lexus, and that's anyone with an appreciation for fine engineering. While sitting and listening to Lexus engineer Dave Hermance describe the RX400h hybrid installation, we couldn't help thinking that if we had not already become somewhat accustomed to hybrid technology, the amazing level of integration and synergy applied to this vehicle would make rocket science seem simple.
Starting up front, we find a 3MZ-FE 3.3-liter V-6 gasoline engine similar to the one in the RX330, only retuned for this application to an output of 208 horsepower—about 10 percent down on its gasoline-only sibling. Don't worry about that—there are three electric motor/generators (MGs) lending a hand that supply a peak total of 268 horsepower. A part of the front-drive system, the first device—called MG1 by the Lexus engineers—fires the gas engine when required, acts as a generator when called on to do so, and controls one of two planetary gearsets to vary the relationship between the gas engine and itself.
A bigger, more-powerful 163-hp electric motor (MG2) is connected to the sun gear of the second of the planetary gearsets (dubbed the speed-reduction gearset, which provides the stepless ratio changes across the system's operating range). This motor abets the V-6 gas engine, adding copious amounts of torque to the front transaxle, but it can also power the car all on its own or act as a generator to replenish the hybrid-drive batteries. The final piece in the puzzle is a beautifully designed multifunctional gear, which essentially hooks the whole front-axle power system together, allowing the various components to act separately or in unison, depending on the judgment of the control computer.
At the rear wheels we find the rear electric motor (MGR), which is hooked directly by gear drive to the rear differential. This one is air- and oil-cooled, since it only functions intermittently (the other MGs are water- and oil-cooled), and it adds another 67 horsepower to the mix. Hermance says this motor cranks over 650 pound-feet of drive-axle torque to the vehicle's overall tractive effort when it's energized.
0503_rx400_engine.jpgWe believe him. Nail the RX400h's throttle from rest, and you might hear front or rear tires chirping, depending on available grip. The V-6 growls with the usual determination when you're hard on the gas, but the continuously variable transmission pegs its rotational speed somewhere near the torque peak and maximum volumetric efficiency, producing sound effects that are the opposite of a slipping clutch. Instead of a rising engine note as vehicle speed remains constant, the vehicle speed rises as the engine speed remains constant.
This understates the RX's performance somewhat and renders a tachometer obsolete. Instead, there's a power meter, showing how much draw your right foot is producing in the hybrid system. After driving about in this extraordinary vehicle for a while, two things happen. One is that the RX400h assumes a degree of normality and transparency that plays down the remarkable technology operating behind the scenes. The other is that a driver begins to realize that his or her control is restricted to directional and accelerative inputs.
Important tasks, to be sure, but all aspects of the powertrain management are competently handled by electronic geniuses that decide how much electric assist you can have, how much power is to be bled off the V-6 for recharging purposes, even whether the gas motor is to be used at all. At the day's first startup, as the driver twists the key to boot up the car, the computer usually fires the gas engine to get some heat into its lubricant. (There is no Thermos-like coolant reservoir in the RX as there is in Toyota's Prius.)
Thereafter, the system might move the car—particularly at low maneuvering speeds—on electric power alone. Watching the car inch silently up the ramp onto its transporter after our high-desert performance tests was an eerie experience. Yet the RX400h provides more of a conventional experience than the Prius. For one thing, it's fast. For another, it uses its gas engine to much greater effect in everyday driving. And that was the intent from the outset with this project. The Lexus uses hybrid technology to expand both its performance and efficiency parameters, not just to turn it into a model of miserly motoring.
That means it can handle protracted high-performance driving better than the Prius. The Achilles' heel of all hybrids is the rapid exhaustion of the battery pack, meaning that an assault on the mountains is exhilarating for five minutes, then you're dragging the batteries and generators around on the gas engine alone. In the Lexus, you always have 208 horsepower at your disposal. That helps.
In normal driving situations, hybrid systems such as this one work perfectly well because the performance envelope is so generous. Most of the time you are not exploiting all the available power, and there is almost always a downgrade or a need to brake on your route—providing opportunities for regeneration. Lexus likes to keep the nickel-metal hydride cells charged somewhere between 60 and 95 percent in the interests of long battery life, but this limited charge/recharge range seems to make little impact on actual operating efficiencies.
Other than the strange engine cadence and the occasional whir of the electric power steering (which idles until you need it), the driving experience is much the same as that of a conventional RX330. The creature comforts and amenities are about the same, too. The climate-control system uses an electrically powered compressor but is otherwise unremarkable, and the usual array of high-end stereo options, rear-seat DVD entertainment, and power-adjustable gadgets meets the standards for a luxury SUV in exactly the same way they do in a gas-powered Lexus.
And that's the beauty of this hybrid system. It calls for no more sacrifice from its owner than does a conventional vehicle. You may find yourself watching the gauges to maximize efficiencies, but you don't have to. Go ahead, have fun. The RX400h does the rest.
2006 LEXUS RX400h
0503_rx400_front.jpgVehicle type: front-engine with rear assist motor, 4-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 5-door wagon
Estimated price as tested: $45,000 (estimated base price: $45,000)
Major standard accessories: power windows, seats, locks, and sunroof; remote locking; A/C; cruise control; tilting and telescoping steering wheel; rear defroster and wiper
Sound system: Toyota AM-FM radio/cassette/CD changer, 8 speakers
Type: V-6, aluminum block and heads
Bore x stroke: 3.62 x 3.27 in, 92.0 x 83.0mm
Displacement: 202 cu in, 3311cc
Fuel-delivery system: port injection
Valve gear: chain-and-gear-driven double overhead cams, 4 valves per cylinder, hydraulic lifters, variable intake-valve timing
Power (SAE net): 208 bhp @ 5600 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 212 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm
Maximum: engine speed 5600 rpm
Front transaxle
Type: 3-phase AC permanent-magnet synchronous motor powered by 30 9.6-volt nickel-metal hydride batteries
Torque (SAE net): 262 lb-ft @ 0–1500 rpm
Rear transaxle
Power (SAE net): 67 bhp @ 4610 rpm
Torque (SAE net): 96 lb-ft @ 0–610 rpm
Final-drive ratio: 3.54:1
4-wheel-drive system: part time with automatic rear electric-motor engagement
Wheelbase: 106.9 in
Track, front/rear: 62.0/61.2 in
Length/width/height: 187.2/72.6/66.3 in
Ground clearance: 7.1 in
Drag area, Cd (0.35) x frontal area (29.8 sq ft, est): 10.4 sq ft
Curb weight: 4580 lb
Weight distribution, F/R: 55.9/44.1%
Curb weight per horsepower: 17.1 lb
Fuel capacity: 17.2 gal
CHASSIS/BODY
Type: unit construction
Body material: welded steel stampings
SAE volume, front seat: 56 cu ft
rear seat: 46 cu ft
cargo, seats up/down: 38/84 cu ft
Practical cargo room, length of pipe: 131.0 in
Front-seat adjustments: fore-and-aft, seatback angle, front height, rear height, lumbar support
Restraint systems, front: manual 3-point belts; driver and passenger front, side, and curtain airbags; driver only: knee airbag
rear: manual 3-point belts, curtain airbags
Front: ind, strut located by a control arm, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Rear: ind, strut located by 1 trailing link and 2 lateral links per side, coil springs, anti-roll bar
Type: rack-and-pinion with electric power assist
Steering ratio: 15.6:1
Turns lock-to-lock: 2.9
Turning circle curb-to-curb: 37.4 ft
Type: regenerative electric and electrohydraulic by wire
Front: 12.6 x 1.1-in vented disc
Rear: 11.3 x 0.4-in disc
Wheel size/type: 7.0 x 18 in/cast aluminum
Tires: Goodyear Eagle RS-A, 235/55R-18 99H M+S
Test inflation pressures, F/R: 30/30 psi
Spare: full size on matching aluminum wheel
C/D TEST RESULTS
0503_rx400_radio.jpgACCELERATION Seconds
Zero to 30 mph: 2.5
40 mph: 3.7
80 mph: 11.5
100 mph: 16.7
Street start, 5–60 mph: 7.0
Top-gear acceleration, 30–50 mph 3.3
50–70 mph: 3.5
Standing 1/4-mile: 15.2 sec @ 93 mph
Top speed (governor limited): 112 mph
70–0 mph @ impending lockup: 200 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.76 g
Understeer: minimal moderate excessive
EPA city driving: 30 mpg
EPA highway driving: 26 mpg
INTERIOR SOUND LEVEL
Idle, gas engine/standby: 40/29 dBA
Full-throttle acceleration: 72 dBA
70-mph cruising: 68 dBA
First Name:Dave
Lexus Model: 2006 RX400h Bamboo Pearl, AWD, Purchased 4/2005
Location: California (CA)
Ahhhh, I LIKE that 0-60 time - matches a BMW X5 and gets TWICE the fuel milage as the Bimmer! THATSA technology....
Lexus Model: RX300
I am not sure that it worths the extra $8000.
SW03ES
Lexus Model: GS350 AWD Lux
Location: Maryland (MD)
You should READ the article ;)
which works out to about four or five grand more than what an RX330 will run you
Who said anything about 8k?
Lexus Model: RX 400h
The MSRP of the 400h is 4 or 5 K above the MSRP of a similarly equipped RX330. Since at least during the first year one is likely to pay MSRP for the 400h and one can buy an RX 330 below MSRP, the actual price difference probably comes to 7 or 8 K for someone who does well at negotiation of RX 330 price.
I think the performance, features, and fuel savings are worth it, but I can see where others might not.
Now I'll bet that if you bought the 400h in April and for some reason had to sell it in November, you'd get pretty close to the MSRP. However, try the same thing with the 330 and you're likely to be out $5,000 or more. Until something better comes along, the resale value of the 400 will be extremely high for years to come.
Another thing that is worth big bucks to most folks is the 650 lbs-ft of Torque that is available at very low rpm. This is more than twice that of the 330! That kind of rocket-power is very valuable, even in day-to-day driving. Add the extra sound-proofing and you've got a heckuva lot of vehicle, even for 50K.
I am afraid that you are dreaming. Any new car will lose 10% or more of the its value as soon as it leave the dealer lot. For hybrid, it loses more, bcs the the used car buyer will not have the one time tax benefit.
...not around here - a used Prius, if you can find one, will cost you very close to MSRP. The same held true for the PT Cruiser a few years ago when dealers were marking up every one by thousands of dollars. Those fortunate enough to pay MSRP could turn around and sell at a profit. This is what we call "Supply and Demand". It happens all the time and the RX400h will be in SHORT supply and High demand for some time to come.
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RX4 is right, for a while you could buy a Prius for MSRP, turn around and sell it used for a profit. Some people were selling Priuses with a couple k miles on them for as much as $10,000 above the list price.
The RX isn't going to be quite as in ravenous demand but its going to be the highest demand vehicle Lexus has ever had no question. You wont see one on the lot for at least a year.
I understand that most dealers have taken enough orders to sell out for the first 2 years. Like you said, supply & demand.
juicius
Lexus Model: '03 RX300
Now I'll bet that if you bought the 400h in April and for some reason had to sell it in November, you'd get pretty close to the MSRP. [...]
I don't have a 400h sales experience but I just sold my 07 Camry hybrid. I purchased it for a hair under $26000 and after 18 months and 22K miles, sold it for $24500. Not bad, especially considering the tax credit I got. While I agree the immediate drop in value in any new car cannot be avoided, ever increasing gas price does ameliorate it to a large degree if you have the right car. And for now, right car seems to be a hybrid.


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Officials: Police remove 135 cats from Halfmoon…
Officials: Police remove 135 cats from Halfmoon trailer park
By Michael Cignoli |
PUBLISHED: March 27, 2012 at 7:30 a.m. | UPDATED: July 22, 2021 at 4:25 a.m.
BALLSTON SPA — The Saratoga County Animal Shelter received 135 cats on Monday, the result of a "hoarding situation" at a Saratoga County trailer park, the shelter's supervisor said Tuesday. Supervisor Dan Butler said state police took the animals from a woman at the D & R Village Trailer Park near the Halfmoon-Clifton Park border and sent them to the Saratoga County Animal Shelter. Butler said 19 of the cats were euthanized due to medical issues and several others were placed in isolation for treatable ailments. The shelter is now looking to place the cats in new homes, Butler said. Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III said an "investigation into an allegation of the hoarding of cats at a Halfmoon mobile home park" is ongoing, though no charge has been filed. Law enforcement officials are currently taking statements, Murphy said, and he doesn't anticipate a charge until the end of the week. A veterenarian will need to examine the animals, Murphy said. Murphy said state police have advised him the case "doesn't appear to" fit the criteria required to charge an owner with felony aggravated animal cruelty, though the owner, whose name has not been released, could be still charged with a misdemeanor. "We never want to prematurely charge a case until the investigation is over," Murphy said. A state police sergeant at the Clifton Park barracks referred questions to the investigator handling the case. That investigator was not immediately available for comment. A woman who answered the phone at the trailer park's office said the trailer park does permit pets, but declined further comment. Butler said the shelter had approximately 300 cats in its care during a busy summer of 2011.
Michael Cignoli


Welcome to the Sound Matching app! The Sound Matching app develops phonological awareness, sound order sequencing skills, and auditory attention skills. This task builds phonological awareness with an emphasis on sound placement and order within a word. This app increases the ability to break words into smaller parts and recognize smaller parts in words. Being able to break words into smaller parts and recognize sounds in words is an important skill that is necessary for early reading and spelling skills. This app was created by pediatric Speech Language Pathologist Lynn Carahaly, M.A., CCC-SLP.
Phonological awareness provides a beginning reader with an important tool for understanding relations between written and spoken language. A deficit in phonological awareness is accepted as a consistent feature of reading disabilities. Poor phonological awareness is linked to poor reading skills independent of IQ.
Children with deficits in one or more areas of phonological processing abilities may have more difficulty learning to read than those who do not. Phonological awareness describes an individual's awareness of, and access to, the phonological structure of oral language.
The Sound Matching app directly enhances and elevates phonological awareness skills in order for a young child to become a proficient reader and speller.
You have the ability to choose if you would like to work on initial (first) sound matching, or final (last) sound matching, or initial and final in a randomized presentation.
The randomized presentation will put more auditory attention demands on the child because they have to really attend to whether the target is asking for the starting sound or ending sound. Selecting "Starting Sound" will always ask to identify the matching first sound. Selecting "Ending Sound" will always ask for the matching last sound.
This app is not intended to be self-guided by the child. The parent, teacher or specialist is to provide support and feedback to the child as needed.
Want more apps to support the literacy and learning development for your child? Check out these other great apps developed by Lynn Carahaly, M.A., CCC-SLP to facilitate phonological awareness, auditory processing, and literacy development: Target Sound Identification, Auditory Word Discrimination, Auditory Blending, Auditory Rhyming, Syllable Counting, and Auditory Figure Ground.
Such a wonderful and well designed app! The photos, voice quality and overall layout is very clear and high quality. Determining first and last sounds of words has been very hard for my child to learn but the sound matching has seemed to be just what she needed to begin making that connection. I appreciate that the background is clean and great for children like my daughter that are easily distracted. When working with her on this app I can be in charge of the praise or feedback because right/wrong answers are only indicated by wrong answers fading and correct ones become surrounded by a light blue hue. I strongly recommend this app to all parents! I can't believe I'm the first one to write a review of this great app!
Real pics make a real difference, cannot stress this enough. This focused app targets phoneme matching skills. Hundreds of pics for stimulus presentations.
I have never been so disappointed with an app! For 24.99 I expected much more! There is no teller when they get it right and it is just flash cards. Some of the examples are not right, such as matching sounds that match when the spelling doesn't. There were lots of pictures and a wide vocabulary but it wasn't fundations (Wilson) that I'm used to. My daughter didn't feel "right" when she got it since it didn't advance or say it was correct and my saying it was odd since we then had to advance it. There is no way to "check" the picture and she must listen to the entire question again to hear one picture's name. i.e. if she wants to isolate sand and just hear that one, she can only do so listening to the entire sentence where it is lost again. Please know there are many others much more worth the money and probably $20 cheaper!!! Please refund the money!!!!


Lynn Berry on Boris Yeltsin, the complicated figure who "gave Russians a personal independence that they will not easily relinquish."
When Boris Yeltsin died, on the afternoon of April 23, 2007, CNN and the BBC immediately interrupted their programming to run nonstop coverage of his life and legacy, but the Russian channels, all under Kremlin control, did not seem to know quite what to say. They did not even report his death until more than two hours later.
The master of the Kremlin at the time, Vladimir Putin, had built his popularity in part by perpetuating the myth that he had saved Russia from the horrors of the Yeltsin years. Many Russians look back on the 1990s as a time of economic collapse, social misery, and national humiliation. But some, including much of the Moscow intelligentsia, remember Yeltsin as the man who gave them freedom and hope. They mourned not just Yeltsin but the final realization that the democratic rights he had handed them had been all but snatched away.
By evening, Putin seemed to understand that he could not allow Yeltsin's death to become a rallying point for his opponents. He arranged for his predecessor to lie in state in the grand Cathedral of Christ the Savior and to be buried in Novodevichy Cemetery, the leafy resting place of Russia's heroes. When Putin finally spoke publicly, he announced a day of national mourning for Yeltsin with words of praise, albeit indirect: "A new democratic Russia was born during his time, a free, open, and peaceful country." Thus began the cautious official reassessment, even co-option, of Yeltsin's legacy.
The role of Russia's first president in the country's transformation remains controversial both within Russia and abroad, as Timothy J. Colton acknowledges in his biography. The man will be forever remembered for climbing onto a tank in August 1991 to valiantly defend democracy and also for embarrassing his compatriots three years later when he tipsily conducted a German band outside Berlin's city hall. He was committed to freedom of speech but shelled a defiant parliament into submission. He freed market forces but allowed a group of loyal bankers and businessmen to grow fabulously rich as ordinary citizens paid the cost of economic reform.
Colton's biography is the first major assessment to come along since Leon Aron's Yeltsin: A Revolutionary Life, which went to press shortly before Yeltsin unexpectedly stepped down from Russia's presidency in the final hours of 1999. It benefits from the passage of time and perspective afforded by Putin's eight subsequent years as president. Colton's research included what he describes as "eye-opening" interviews with Yeltsin, his family members, and about 150 others. He also had access to declassified files from Soviet archives and new memoirs by former aides and other political players of the time that shed light on Yeltsin's life.
Colton says he set out to write a book about Yeltsin's leadership in the 1990s, but the further he got, the more he wondered what had molded the man who would rise through the communist system to become its "hangman." The result is that the chapters on Yeltsin's family, childhood, and early career as a construction boss in Sverdlovsk provide some of the most engaging reading of the book.
Because he had relatives who were persecuted during the Stalinist repressions, Yeltsin was neither permitted nor particularly inclined to join the Communist Party as a young man. He did so only in 1961, at age 30, after the Khrushchev thaw made it possible, and with the aim of advancing his career in the construction industry. A natural leader, he soon moved into the regional party nomenklatura.
Colton finds harbingers of Yeltsin's future rebellion in his behavior as Sverdlovsk party boss in the late 1970s and early '80s. Yeltsin encouraged entrepreneurial initiative in the state sector and thought it economic nonsense to control prices in the farmers' markets. Even his hair seemed "suspiciously long" for a party member in good standing. While Yeltsin believed in the ideals of communism and had no "metaphysical thirst for reform, democracy, or the market," he had a visceral sense that the Soviet system had lost its way. "The bacillus was there, gnawing away at Yeltsin before he left for Moscow in 1985," Colton writes.
Mikhail Gorbachev brought Yeltsin to Moscow to help carry out perestroika, but they soon clashed. Yeltsin turned on him at a Central Committee meeting in 1987, spontaneously taking the floor to accuse the party of bungling the promised reforms and kowtowing to Gorbachev. Colton calls this Yeltsin's secret speech, a bombshell comparable to Khrushchev's address denouncing Stalin in 1956. Yeltsin later tried to patch up his relationship with Gorbachev, who wavered before stripping him of his position as Moscow party boss. Had they reached a compromise, Yeltsin told Colton in 2002, history might have been different.
The Russian republic then held a general election for its own president, which Yeltsin won with 59 percent of the vote, thus gaining the legitimacy of a democratically elected leader that Gorbachev had allowed to pass him by. After his defiance of the bungled coup of August 1991, Yeltsin's victory was complete and the fate of the Soviet Union was sealed.
As president of a newly independent country, Yeltsin set out to free the economy from the control of the state. But the lifting of price controls led to soaring inflation, wiping out the savings of ordinary Russians. Outdated factories languished as state subsidies and contracts dried up. Colton defends Yeltsin's reforms, claiming that the economic slump was not as bad as usually depicted. And when Yeltsin stepped down, Russia had a market economy that was beginning to see the strong growth that has continued to this day.
Colton also challenges other common perceptions of the Yeltsin presidency. While Yeltsin did overindulge in alcohol, his drinking was not central to his public role, and few realized that, after a series of heart attacks, he virtually stopped in 1996. In his second term, heart disease weakened but did not incapacitate Yeltsin, who "rationed his effort and expended it purposefully." Colton dismisses as not credible persistent accusations that the Yeltsins accepted bribes from a Swiss construction company hired to renovate the Kremlin. Contrary to what many believed at the time, Yeltsin did not surrender control to what was known as the Family, a group of insiders that included his daughter Tatyana Dyachenko and oligarch Boris Berezovsky. Yeltsin chose Putin not because Berezovsky or anyone else put him up to it, but because Yeltsin himself thought Russia needed a leader with a "military manner" who could consolidate political authority. But Colton is convinced Yeltsin would have reversed the decision later if he'd had the chance.
The Yeltsin that emerges in Colton's book is a powerful man of sharp political instincts and the courage to act on them. He generously gives away his wristwatches. He habitually snaps pencils in frustration. He remains loyal to friends from his hometown but promotes young economists to help run Russia. He makes mistakes, then apologizes to his fellow Russians for them.
But it is in the comparisons to Putin, in most cases unstated, that Yeltsin truly shines. Yeltsin was roasted in the media over the brutal war he unleashed in Chechnya in 1994, but he did not try to silence his many critics or stop journalists from investigating alleged corruption, accepting the need for political debate and an independent press. "For the first sustained period in modern times, Yeltsin's Russia was to be a land without political censors, political exiles, or political prisoners," Colton says. Under Putin, this all changed. National television stations were deployed as propaganda tools of the Kremlin, and journalists who angered those in power lost their jobs and, in some cases, their lives. Berezovsky leads a long list of Russians who sought asylum abroad to avoid politically motivated criminal charges, and Russia's prisons and mental hospitals once again began to collect political dissidents.
In stepping down on New Year's Eve 1999, Yeltsin said he was confident that Russia would never return to the past and would "proceed only forward." He then famously asked Putin to "take care of Russia." Putin let him down. With Putin's installation this spring of his own handpicked successor, Dmitry Medvedev, a man who promises to fulfill "Putin's Plan" and has made the former president his prime minister, Putin still rules.
But Colton concludes that there is still hope for a democratic Russia. Yeltsin gave Russians a personal independence that they will not easily relinquish. His economic reforms underlie the growth that has improved the lives of his compatriots, who mistakenly thank only Putin. In his book, Colton is kind to Yeltsin. History will be, too.


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Most of the movement should be aerobic activity – running, skipping, jumping rope, dancing etc. but it should include muscle and bone strengthening activities too. Activities such as climbing, weights, tennis and basketball are included.
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The 2010 Special 301 Report Is More of the Same, Slightly Less Shrill
by Pranesh Prakash — published May 13, 2010 — last modified Oct 03, 2011 05:37 AM — filed under: Development, Consumer Rights, Access to Knowledge, Copyright, Piracy, Access to Medicine, Intellectual Property Rights, Data Protection, FLOSS, Technological Protection Measures, Publications
Pranesh Prakash examines the numerous flaws in the Special 301 from the Indian perspective, to come to the conclusion that the Indian government should openly refuse to acknowledge such a flawed report. He notes that the Consumers International survey, to which CIS contributed the India report, serves as an effective counter to the Special 301 report.
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Privacy is not a unidimensional concept
by Amber Sinha — published Aug 07, 2017 — filed under: Internet Governance, Aadhaar, Data Protection, Privacy
Right to privacy is important not only for our negotiations with the information age but also to counter the transgressions of a welfare state. A robust right to privacy is essential for all citizens in India to defend their individual autonomy in the face of invasive state actions purportedly for the public good. The ruling of this nine-judge bench will have far-reaching impact on the extent and scope of rights available to us all.
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The National Privacy Principles
by Pooja Saxena and Amber Sinha — published Mar 21, 2016 — filed under: Data Protection, Privacy
In this infographic, we try to break down the National Privacy Principles developed by the Group of Experts on Privacy led by the Former Chief Justice A.P. Shah in 2012.
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Contestations of Data, ECJ Safe Harbor Ruling and Lessons for India
by Jyoti Panday — published Oct 14, 2015 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Economy, Public Accountability, Privacy, Platform Responsibility, Data Protection, Accountability, Digital Security, Digital India, Internet Governance
The European Court of Justice has invalidated a European Commission decision, which had previously concluded that the 'Safe Harbour Privacy Principles' provide adequate protections for European citizens' privacy rights for the transfer of personal data between European Union and United States. The inadequacies of the framework is not news for the European Commission and action by ECJ has been a long time coming. The ruling raises important questions about how the claims of citizenship are being negotiated in the context of the internet, and how increasingly the contestations of personal data are being employed in the discourse.
Electoral Databases – Privacy and Security Concerns
by Snehashish Ghosh — published Jan 16, 2014 — last modified Jan 16, 2014 11:07 AM — filed under: Digital Governance, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Protection, Internet Governance, Safety, Information Technology, Cyber Security, Security, e-Governance, Transparency, Politics, E-Governance
In this blogpost, Snehashish Ghosh analyzes privacy and security concerns which have surfaced with the digitization, centralization and standardization of the electoral database and argues that even though the law provides the scope for protection of electoral databases, the State has not taken any steps to ensure its safety.
Privacy after Big Data: Compilation of Early Research
by Saumyaa Naidu — published Nov 12, 2016 — last modified Nov 12, 2016 01:37 AM — filed under: Human Rights, IT Act, Big Data, Privacy, Internet Governance, Smart Cities, Data Protection, Information Technology, Publications
Evolving data science, technologies, techniques, and practices, including big data, are enabling shifts in how the public and private sectors carry out their functions and responsibilities, deliver services, and facilitate innovative production and service models to emerge. In this compilation we have put together a series of articles that we have developed as we explore the impacts – positive and negative – of big data. This is a growing body of research that we are exploring and is relevant to multiple areas of our work including privacy and surveillance. Feedback and comments on the compilation are welcome and appreciated.
Comments on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report
by Srinivs Kodali and Amber Sinha — published May 02, 2017 — last modified Mar 13, 2019 12:28 AM — filed under: Call for Comments, Digital Access, Open Data, Open Government Data, Data Protection, Data Governance, Aadhaar, Digitisation, Information Security, Openness, Internet Governance, Data Management
This submission presents comments by the Centre for Internet and Society, India ("CIS") on the Statistical Disclosure Control Report published on March 30th by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: Demanding your Data
by Rekha Jain — published Nov 10, 2020 — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Artificial Intelligence
The increasing digitalization of the economy and ubiquity of the Internet, coupled with developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) has given rise to transformational business models across several sectors.
The PDP Bill 2019 Through the Lens of Privacy by Design
by Saumyaa Naidu, Akash Sheshadri, Shweta Mohandas, and Pranav M Bidare; Edited by Arindrajit Basu, Shweta Reddy; With inputs from Amber Sinha — published Nov 12, 2020 — last modified Nov 13, 2020 07:51 AM — filed under: Design, Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
This paper evaluates the PDP Bill based on the Privacy by Design approach. It examines the implications of Bill in terms of the data ecosystem it may lead to, and the visual interface design in digital platforms. This paper focuses on the notice and consent communication suggested by the Bill, and the role and accountability of design in its interpretation.
Comments to the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019
by Amber Sinha, Elonnai Hickok, Pallavi Bedi, Shweta Mohandas, Tanaya Rajwade — published Feb 12, 2020 — last modified Feb 21, 2020 10:13 AM — filed under: Internet Governance, Data Protection, Privacy
The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 was introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 11, 2019.
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Which steps and in what sequence have successfully brought about a negotiated settlement when the parties involved in waging and fighting an insurgency are locked in a military stalemate?
How can these steps be distilled into a "master narrative" that characterizes this process?
What lessons would such a narrative hold for the resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan, should the United States, the Afghan government, and the Taliban agree to initiate negotiations?
Clarke, Colin P. and Christopher Paul, From Stalemate to Settlement: Lessons for Afghanistan from Historical Insurgencies That Have Been Resolved Through Negotiations. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2014. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR469.html. Also available in print form.


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Welcome to The Cover Contessa's stop on the Can't Look Away blog tour!
Tell us about your writing process while writing this book. Was there a lot of research? Did you pull from your own experiences?
My writing process involves a lot of procrastination and randomness. I wander around from room to room-like the Facebook room and the Twitter room and the email room-before I finally settle in to actually write. The puttering around also involves cleaning the vents in the laundry room, taking bubble baths, drinking lattes, and staring at people in the coffee shop. Some days I avoid the blank page with almost any distraction. I also don't write every day. I write in chunks of time when I can squeeze it in between a full time job and everything else in life. Most Tuesday/Thursday mornings, before I head into the office, you'll find me at a coffee shop in Old Town Fort Collins. I love the fact they know me by name and keep my account on an index card in a box by the register to settle up at the end of the month.
There is always something central to a new story that comes from my own experience, but I love doing the research to learn something completely new. I understood very little about teenage beauty vloggers when I started writing CAN'T LOOK AWAY. I found it amazing that some had millions of followers watching their every move. It was fascinating to think of being under that kind of scrutiny and to create a character living in that world.
Donna Cooner was born and raised in Texas. She is a three time graduate of Texas A&M University. A former teacher and school administrator, she now teaches teachers and principals at Colorado State University where she is the director of the School of Teacher Education and Principal Preparation. She lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with her two labs and a cat named Stu. She's a big fan of chocolate and laughing (not necessarily in that order).
Donna is the author of over twenty picture books and was a founding member of the Brazos Valley Society of Children's Bookwriters and Illustrators. She has also written children's television shows for PBS and textbooks for future teachers. SKINNY is her debut novel for young adults.


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Face to Face with Pinot's Palette CEO Craig Ceccanti
Pinot's Palette2018-01-30T15:56:01+00:00
By Pinot's Palette Apr, 05, 2013 Updates
Many art studios tout the concept of painting while sipping on a glass of wine, but Houston-based Pinot's Palette doesn't aim to groom the next Salvador Dalí or Claude Monet.
Rather, CEO and co-founder Craig Ceccanti says it's all about the experience of having a good time — checking the stress of daily life at the door and putting paint to canvas, step by step, with a glass of vino in hand.
Since 2009, patrons have been coming in droves to the Montrose, Galleria and Memorial City locations to create a piece of art with their friends during bachelorette parties, date nights and team-building workshops, under the instruction of experienced artists.
The company opened nine studios in 2012 and plans to be at 40 franchise studios across the country by the end of this year. "We didn't invent this idea. People have been painting and drinking wine together for a long time," he said. "We just learned to commercialize it well."
The idea for the business came to Ceccanti, he says, after attending a painting class with his mother in Louisiana.
"I discovered something about myself," he said. "I enjoyed being creative, and I was actually not that bad at it."
Three years later, he found himself in Houston attending Rice University's MBA program and talking over the venture with roommate, and later co-founder, Charles Willis. In 2009, the two men, along with Beth Willis, Charles' wife, partnered on the venture.
The Houston-area locations host the creation of some 25,000 paintings a year.
"That's about 75,000 paintings in Houston — hanging on people's walls, in office buildings — that didn't exist before," he said. "It's kind of neat to think about."
Ceccanti sat down with Houston Business Journal reporter Shaina Zucker to discuss the challenges of his entrepreneurial journey and why it was worth it.
What's the competition like for this type of venture?
It has multiplied, especially with the success of our first and second studio. There are a lot of people who come in and say, 'This looks easy,' and think they can do it, too, independently in a basement somewhere. People who do that quickly find out that they don't have the supplies they need. We have added details that make the night better, like real wine glasses versus disposable ones. That makes a big difference. We have great sound systems, and the artist is microphoned.
How has your background in computer science helped you with Pinot's?
We take about 300 reservations per studio per week, which is almost like running an airline. The class is like a flight. We wrote software to handle all of that. That's where our background came into play. We are the only offering that has that technology support, and we offer that system to our franchisees.
What kind of art background do you have?
I took one art class in undergrad. Since then, I've had about 30 classes at Pinot's Palette. I have no formal art background at all. What's important, we realized, for our studios is to take care of the business, paying rent, marketing, legal, getting the artists ready to do what they do best.
What's something you wish you were better at
One of my goals for this year for myself is to become a better leader. I've read 50 books on leadership. It's like a Zen thing — you really have to get into the flow of it. Managing people takes a lot of experience. I think that's one goal for Charles (Willis) and I both to learn how to lead a company from this size to a much bigger size — do it proficiently so we aren't making mistakes.
Who is your personal hero?
My dad, without a doubt. He had a knack for management and leadership. I learned a lot about management from him, but also a lot of how to be a principal, how to be ethical and treat people with respect. Management is not just about getting X's and O's, but being proud of a team you've built and what you've accomplished together.
What advice do you have for young entrepreneurs?
Build a support network that understands small business. You need a balance of people who are going to ground you to reality and people who are going to encourage you.
Shaina Zucker covers commercial and residential real estate, construction, retail and hospitality.
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text:
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"os"

	. "github.com/Typeform/goblitline"
)

func main() {
	destination := &S3Destination{Bucket: "buildapi-images"}
	destination_with_key := &S3Destination{Bucket: "buildapi-images", Key: "my-custom-key"}

	con1 := Container("valparaiso-1").S3Destination("your_identifier", destination)
	con2 := Container("valparaiso-2").S3Destination("your_identifier", destination_with_key)
	con3 := Container("valparaiso-3")

	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", con1.S3Destination)
	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", con3.S3Destination)

	f1 := Function("annotate").
		Params("text", "Valpo").
		Params("color", "#ffffff").
		Save(con1)

	f2 := Function("annotate").
		Params("text", "github.com/Typeform/goblitline").
		Params("color", "#000000").
		Params("y", -300).
		Save(con2)

	f3 := Function("vignette").Save(con3)

	job := Job(os.Getenv("BLITLINE_APP_ID")).
		Functions(f1, f2, f3).
		/*
			Hash("md5").
			ImaggaTag(true).
			WaitRetryDeplay(1).
			RetryPostback(true).
			ExtendedMetadata(true).
			GetExif(true).
			PassthroughMetadata("foo", "bar").
			PassthroughMetadata("xxx", "yyy").
			IncludeIPTC(true).
			SuppressAutoOrient(true).
			SrcType("source type").
			PostbackURL("post back url").
			PostbackHeaders("X-API", "foo").
			PostbackHeaders("X-TKN", "bar").
			WaitForS3(true).
			ContentTypeJson(true).
			V("1.2").
			LongRunning(true)
		*/
		Src("http://www.wondermondo.com/Images/SAmerica/Chile/Valparaiso/Valparaiso.jpg")

	fmt.Printf("Posting Json to Blitline:\n`%s`\n--\n", job.ToJson().String())

	response, err := job.Post()
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}

	results := response.Results
	if results.Error != "" {
		fmt.Printf("Error: %s\n", results.Error)
		return
	}

	println("Response:")
	fmt.Printf("JobID: %s\n", results.JobID)
	for _, image := range results.Images {
		fmt.Printf("%s @ %s\n", image.ImageIdentifier, image.S3Url)
	}

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Do you dream of standing on stage in front of millions of fans with a guitar in your hand? You could make this dream come true, if only you could play the guitar! This guitar tutorial series from Robert Renman teaches you the basics of guitar playing along with a few beginner and intermediate techniques. You can learn how to play a fast country picking lick with this guitar lesson. This country picking lick sounds best when picked fairly fast. You can be jamming on the electric guitar to your favorite tunes, or even write some of your own with the techniques from this how to video.


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There are so many things to look forward to if you're looking to buy a property, and become a resident of Morphett Vale. It's one of the largest suburbs in South Australia and has more than 23,000 residents. This means there's a whole host of businesses and industries here and the area has a diverse history.
Building wise, you'll see all sorts of styles and architecture. Look back at the area's history and you'll note the development of churches, chapels, breweries, flour mills and courthouses. Did you know that the building which is now Wirreanda High School used to The Emu Winery?
Precise Inspections know the houses and buildings of Morphett Vale well. It's useful to work with Building and Property Inspectors who will be familiar with not only the architecture and design but also the external factors that houses here are subjected to and the common issues they face.
Whether you have lived in Morphett Vale for decades and are looking to sell a property, or have just discovered the area and want to become a resident, Precise Inspections will be able to offer you a service to suit your needs.
With years of experience and adept at using the latest property inspection technology, Precise Inspection are the best option to help identify any underlying or obvious issues with your Morphett Vale house or property.


text:
Kentucky Must Evolve On Offense
@UKFootball on Twitter
By Gavin Downard November 20, 2022 8:00 am
By Gavin Downard | November 20, 2022 8:00 am ET
As expected, Kentucky lost to the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday evening by a score of 16-6. Kentucky had their chances to win at various points, but for the most part, Georgia had full control of the game from start to finish. The Bulldogs have now won 13 straight in the annual series. Head coach Mark Stoops is yet to beat them in his time at Kentucky. Don't expect that to change very much unless there are significant changes philosophically inside the Kentucky football program.
Kirby Smart's Georgia Bulldogs like to win games by playing great defense and controlling the line of scrimmages on both sides of the ball. They have won a National Championship and are in prime position to win another, going about it that way. They haven't allowed many teams to successfully run the football on them, so Georgia is always dictating the terms of their games. Kentucky plays a very similar brand of football.
When Kentucky is good, they are running the ball well with running backs such as Benny Snell Jr. and Chris Rodriguez Jr., and they are playing bend-but-don't-break defense. That style of football has allowed Kentucky to slowly build the program to the sustained program it is today. They have conquered Florida, Mississippi State and more throughout the years, but Georgia has always had their number. The problem is that Kentucky tries to beat Georgia at their own game, and Kentucky will never win that away. Kentucky simply doesn't recruit well enough to win against Georgia playing their style.
If you look at the teams that have been able to beat Georgia since Kirby Smart took over in Athens, most have one thing in common: elite, spread offenses. Whether it be Gus Malzahn's up-tempo offense led by Jarrett Stidham. Joe Burrow's dominant LSU team with Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. Florida with Kyle Trask, Kyle Pitts and Kadarius Toney. Or Alabama with their copious amounts of talent, teams must be able to spread it out and go on offense.
We saw Kentucky provide some explosive plays in the second half against Georgia on Saturday night. When offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello decided to open up the offense, Will Levis hit big plays to freshman wide receiver Barion Brown and others in Kentucky's weaponry. Had Kentucky played more aggressively throughout the game, there is a strong chance Kentucky would win this game.
That is a prime issue within the Kentucky offense. Until today, Will Levis had not thrown the ball 30 times against an SEC opponent. There has been little-to-no explosivity to the Kentucky offense all season long. Yes, Chris Rodriguez Jr. is phenomenal. Yes, the offensive line has struggled mightily this season. However, there must be more vertical passing concepts if Kentucky wants to succeed in the modern age of football. A summary of Kentucky's lack of offensive production can be simply put in one statistic: had Kentucky scored 25 points in every game this season, they would be 10-1. In 2022, 25 points are not much at all. Instead, Kentucky is in the bottom third of the SEC in scoring behind teams such as Vanderbilt and South Carolina.
11 of the top 13 teams in the country are all averaging 39 or more points per game coming into Saturday. Kentucky is sitting at a measly 23.3 points per game and hasn't scored more than 27 in an SEC game. There are plenty of issues within the Kentucky football program right now, but none of it matters until the offensive philosophy changes. That must begin in 2023.
College Football, featured, Kentucky Wildcats, new, Football, Headlines, NCAA


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text:
Fairfield PD: 10 children found living in 'horrible conditions'
Police: Parents arrested on charges of torture, neglect
Updated: 11:56 PM PDT May 14, 2018
KCRA Staff
WEBVTT REPORTER: -- >> IF YOU SEE THIS, YOUR MOMMY LOVES YOU. REPORTER: SENDING A MESSAGE TO HER 10 CHILDREN. THE 31-YEAR-OLD TELLING US THEY RANGE FROM OR MONTHS TO 12 YEARS OLD. REMOVED FROM HER FAIRFIELD HOME OVER ALLEGATIONS OF TORTURE, CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT. >> I KNOW THIS TIME IS SCARY AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON, IT DOES WHAT EVERYONE -- BUT EVERYONE KNOWS YOU WERE LOVED. REPORTER: THE FATHER BEHIND BARS ON ONE OF $5 MILLION BAIL. >> INTENTIONAL ABUSE RESULTING IN PUNCTURE WOUNDS, BURNS, BRUISING, ENERGIES CONSISTENT -- INJURIES CONSISTENT OF THE SHOT WITH A PELLET GUN OR BB GUN. REPORTER: SHE SHOWED US THE INSIDE OF HER HOME, CONDITIONS ADMITTEDLY IN DISARRAY, BUT SHE ARGUES A MESS CREATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT MADE DURING THE SEARCH WARRANT. INVESTIGATORS DESCRIBE HORRIBLE LIVING CONDITIONS WITH HUMAN AND ANIMAL FECES. >> BASED ON THE INFORMATION I KNOW, I AM HORRIFIED BY THE STATEMENTS THAT WERE GIVEN BY THESE CHILDREN. REPORTER: ROGERS TELLING A DIFFERENT STORY, DESCRIBING A HEALTHY LIVING ENVIRONMENT, CHOOSING TO HOMESCHOOL HER 10 CHILDREN. >> TO TAKE MY KIDS TO THE DOCTOR ALONE AND ALL OF THESE TORTURE ALLEGATIONS WILL FALL AWAY, THERE ARE NO BROKEN BONES, NO SCARS, THEY GET BUMPED AND SCRATCHED BECAUSE THEY ARE KIDS BUT THAT IS IT. REPORTER: HOWEVER, NEIGHBORS ARE SURPRISED TO LEARN THEY ARE EVEN PARENTS. >> WE DO NOT KNOW. I JUST FOUND OUT THEY HAD 10 KIDS. WE DO NOT EVEN KNOW. >> WE DID NOT EVEN KNOW THEY HAD ONE KID. >> THIS IS A SURPRISE AND IT IS KIND OF DISTURBING.
Police rescued 10 children who were living in "horrible conditions" in a Fairfield home, and the children's parents were arrested, officers said Monday.Fairfield police received a report of a missing 12-year-old in the 2200 block of Fieldstone Court. The child was found and returned to his home, police said.While returning the child, the officers searched the home due to concerns for the child's health and safely.During the search, officers found nine more children, ranging in ages from 4 months to 11 years old, living in squalor and unsafe conditions, investigators said."Officers located unsafe and unsanitary living conditions including garbage and spoiled food on the floor, animal and human feces and a large amount of debris making areas of the house unpassable," Lt. Greg Hurlbut said.The mother, Ina Rogers, 30, of Fairfield, was booked into the Solano County Jail on child neglect charges, according to police. She has since been released.All 10 children were taken into protective custody by the Solano County Child Welfare Services.An investigation into the children's living conditions revealed "a long and continuous history of severe physical and emotion abuse of the children," Fairfield police said.The children did not require medical attention when they were removed. But stories about abuse came out gradually over the past six weeks, Hurlbut said. Eight of the children told professionals about incidents dating back several years.Police said abuse of the children involved puncture wounds, burns, bruising and being shot with a pellet or B.B. gun.Sharon Henry, chief deputy district attorney for Solano County, said she was "horrified" by the statements from the children and that torture was carried out in the house "for sadistic purposes." She declined to elaborate."It literally breaks your heart, and you're outraged by how a parent or anyone could commit those acts," Henry said afterward.An arrest warrant was issued for the children's father, Jonathan Allen, 29, of Fairfield. He was taken into custody at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the home where the children were found, police said.Allen was booked into the Solano County Jail on seven counts of felony torture and nine counts of felony child abuse.No additional details have been released.MOTHER TALKS ABOUT ARREST, CHARGESRogers spoke to KCRA on Monday. She said she has 11 children, but only 10 live with her at this time. They are all home-schooled by her."I don't have much money because I have 10 children. I am going to try and get a lawyer and get the best defense for my husband. People just need to look into it. Take my kids to the doctor alone, and all of these torture allegations will fall away." Rogers said. "Because there (are) no broken bones. There (are) no scars. Nothing ... My kids have bumps and scratches. But that's it."She gave reporters a tour of her house, denying that her husband had abused the children.On the day the children were removed, Rogers said the house was messy because she had just torn it apart looking for her missing son, who was angry because they had taken away his tablet computer.Rogers said the children slept in one bedroom because they were close; cots were stored in a bedroom closet. The other rooms were used as a master bedroom, playroom and meditation room.She said she feels she's being judged for having so many children and choosing to home-school them.Rogers said she works the graveyard shift as an EKG technician. She said her husband is a tattoo artist, and the two have been together since 2008.She offered a message to her children when she spoke Monday."I know this time is scary. And I know you don't know what's going on. But you will understand and people will know that you were loved," Rogers said. "Babies if you see this, your mommy loves you. Every day I am working for you, OK."Child protection officials made one prior visit to the home several years ago, Rogers said. She did not say why.FRIENDS AND FAMILY RESPONDAleida Quartman, 23, who said she works with Rogers, said she spoiled her children and the messy house was just life with children, cats, a dog and fish."She told me she's never lived alone and now that her kids are gone and her husband is gone, she's just a mess," Quartman said.Peggy Allen, the mother of Jonathan Allen, said she had talked to Rogers about the condition of the home, saying it was important to keep a clean house. Allen said she is estranged from her son and that he has kept his family away from the children."We're a Christian family and Jonathan has not been raised that way," she said.Neighbor Larry Magnaye said he had no idea there were 10 children living in the house across the street.The parents would wave when leaving the driveway, but he never saw the children in the yard or heard them playing in the backyard pool."It's a pretty big house," he said. "But I don't know how you can keep it quiet when you have 10 kids. I can't keep it quiet with one, two you know?"---The Associated Press contributed to this story
FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KCRA) —
Police rescued 10 children who were living in "horrible conditions" in a Fairfield home, and the children's parents were arrested, officers said Monday.
Fairfield police received a report of a missing 12-year-old in the 2200 block of Fieldstone Court. The child was found and returned to his home, police said.
While returning the child, the officers searched the home due to concerns for the child's health and safely.
During the search, officers found nine more children, ranging in ages from 4 months to 11 years old, living in squalor and unsafe conditions, investigators said.
"Officers located unsafe and unsanitary living conditions including garbage and spoiled food on the floor, animal and human feces and a large amount of debris making areas of the house unpassable," Lt. Greg Hurlbut said.
The mother, Ina Rogers, 30, of Fairfield, was booked into the Solano County Jail on child neglect charges, according to police. She has since been released.
All 10 children were taken into protective custody by the Solano County Child Welfare Services.
An investigation into the children's living conditions revealed "a long and continuous history of severe physical and emotion abuse of the children," Fairfield police said.
The children did not require medical attention when they were removed. But stories about abuse came out gradually over the past six weeks, Hurlbut said. Eight of the children told professionals about incidents dating back several years.
Police said abuse of the children involved puncture wounds, burns, bruising and being shot with a pellet or B.B. gun.
Sharon Henry, chief deputy district attorney for Solano County, said she was "horrified" by the statements from the children and that torture was carried out in the house "for sadistic purposes." She declined to elaborate.
"It literally breaks your heart, and you're outraged by how a parent or anyone could commit those acts," Henry said afterward.
An arrest warrant was issued for the children's father, Jonathan Allen, 29, of Fairfield. He was taken into custody at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the home where the children were found, police said.
Allen was booked into the Solano County Jail on seven counts of felony torture and nine counts of felony child abuse.
No additional details have been released.
MOTHER TALKS ABOUT ARREST, CHARGES
Rogers spoke to KCRA on Monday. She said she has 11 children, but only 10 live with her at this time. They are all home-schooled by her.
"I don't have much money because I have 10 children. I am going to try and get a lawyer and get the best defense for my husband. People just need to look into it. Take my kids to the doctor alone, and all of these torture allegations will fall away." Rogers said. "Because there (are) no broken bones. There (are) no scars. Nothing ... My kids have bumps and scratches. But that's it."
She gave reporters a tour of her house, denying that her husband had abused the children.
On the day the children were removed, Rogers said the house was messy because she had just torn it apart looking for her missing son, who was angry because they had taken away his tablet computer.
Rogers said the children slept in one bedroom because they were close; cots were stored in a bedroom closet. The other rooms were used as a master bedroom, playroom and meditation room.
She said she feels she's being judged for having so many children and choosing to home-school them.
Rogers said she works the graveyard shift as an EKG technician. She said her husband is a tattoo artist, and the two have been together since 2008.
She offered a message to her children when she spoke Monday.
"I know this time is scary. And I know you don't know what's going on. But you will understand and people will know that you were loved," Rogers said. "Babies if you see this, your mommy loves you. Every day I am working for you, OK."
Child protection officials made one prior visit to the home several years ago, Rogers said. She did not say why.
FRIENDS AND FAMILY RESPOND
Aleida Quartman, 23, who said she works with Rogers, said she spoiled her children and the messy house was just life with children, cats, a dog and fish.
"She told me she's never lived alone and now that her kids are gone and her husband is gone, she's just a mess," Quartman said.
Peggy Allen, the mother of Jonathan Allen, said she had talked to Rogers about the condition of the home, saying it was important to keep a clean house. Allen said she is estranged from her son and that he has kept his family away from the children.
"We're a Christian family and Jonathan has not been raised that way," she said.
Neighbor Larry Magnaye said he had no idea there were 10 children living in the house across the street.
The parents would wave when leaving the driveway, but he never saw the children in the yard or heard them playing in the backyard pool.
"It's a pretty big house," he said. "But I don't know how you can keep it quiet when you have 10 kids. I can't keep it quiet with one, two you know?"
The Associated Press contributed to this story